Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
CMV Seronegative, irradiated, and washed blood components Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Solh Z 2016 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Exploratory studies on the age of transfused blood and in-hospital mortality in patients with cardiovascular diagnoses Heddle NM, Eikelboom J, Liu Y, Barty R, Cook RJ 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelet Transfusion Practices in the Intensive Care Unit: Data from a Large Transfusion Registry Ning S, Barty R, Liu Y, Heddle NM, Rochwerg B, Arnold DM 2016 Chest View Health care providers Clinical research
Utilization of frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, and recombinant factor VIIa for children with hemostatic impairments: An audit of transfusion appropriateness Lieberman L, Lin Y, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Yi QL, Pendergrast J, Lau W, Callum J 2018 Pediatr Blood Cancer View Health care providers Clinical research
La maladie hémolytique du foetus et du nouveau-né et thrombopénie immune périnatale Clarke G, Hannon J 2018 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Other
Pharmacokinetics and the transition to extended half-life factor concentrates: communication from the SSC of the ISTH Ragni MV, Croteau SE, Morfini M, Cnossen MH, Iorio A 2018 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Basic research
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia-associated thrombosis: from arterial to venous to venous limb gangrene Warkentin TE 2018 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Direct comparison of two extended-half-life recombinant FVIII products: a randomized, crossover pharmacokinetic study in patients with severe hemophilia A Shah A, Solms A, Wiegmann S, Ahsman M, Berntorp E, Tiede A, Iorio A, Mancuso ME, Zhivkov T, Lissitchkov T 2019 Ann Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Evaluating the appropriateness of platelet transfusions compared with evidence-based platelet guidelines: An audit of platelet transfusions at 57 hospitals Hill-Strathy M, Pinkerton PH, Thompson TA, Wendt A, Collins A, Cohen R, WO BC, Cameron T, Lin Y, Lau W, Lieberman L, Callum J 2021 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Influenza Vaccine Does Not Increase the Risk of Coronavirus or Other Noninfluenza Respiratory Viruses: Retrospective Analysis From Canada, 2010–2011 to 2016–2017 Skowronski DM, Zou M, Clarke Q, Chambers C, Dickinson JA, Sabaiduc S, Olsha R, Gubbay JB, Drews SJ, Charest H, Winter A-L, Jassem A, Murti M, Krajden M, De Serres G 2020 Clin Infect Dis View Health care providers Clinical research
Perioperative oral eltrombopag versus intravenous immunoglobulin in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: a non-inferiority, multicentre, randomised trial Arnold DM, Heddle NM, Cook RJ, Hsia C, Blostein M, Jamula E, Sholzberg M, Lin Y, Kassis J, Larratt L, Tinmouth A, Amini S, Schipperus M, Lim W, Vishnu P, Warner M, Carruthers J, Li N, Lane S, Kelton JG 2020 Lancet Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Risk analysis of transfusion of cryoprecipitate without consideration of ABO group Hadjesfandiari N, Levin E, Serrano K, Yi Q-L, Devine DV 2021 Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC) Cord Blood Stewart T 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Clotting factor concentrates for preventing bleeding and bleeding-related complications in previously treated individuals with haemophilia A or B Olasupo OO, Lowe MS, Krishan A, Collins P, Iorio A, Matino D 2021 Cochrane Database Syst Rev View Health care providers Clinical research
International Forum on Policies and Practice for Transfusion of ABO and RhD Non-Identical Platelets: Summary Cardigan R, New HV, Estcourt L, Zhiburt E, Dubey R, Bengtsson J, Jöud M, Castillo C, Cid J, Lozano M, Gounder D, Flanagan P, Morley S, Clarke G, Devine D, Hindawi S, AlOtaibi A, Bub CB, Kutner JM, Ikeda T, Goto N, Okazaki H, Fontaine MJ, Pasion J, Song L, Latham T, Kerkhoffs JL, de Haas M, Zwaginga JJ, Gathof BS, Ommer K, Pirenne F, Raba M, Francois A, Daly J, Powley T, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Novel platelet products including cold-stored platelets Devine DV 2022 Hematology View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Investigation of Acute Transfusion Reactions Leary H, Webert KE, Heddle NM 2022 Practical Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Autoimmune HIT due to apheresis catheter heparin flushes for stem cell harvesting before autotransplantation for myeloma Mian H, Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, MacDonald A, Linkins LA, Benger A, Foley R 2017 Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Blood component transfusion in critically ill patients McIntyre L, Tinmouth AT, Fergusson DA 2013 Curr Opin Crit Care View Health care providers Clinical research
Generic immunosuppression in solid organ transplantation: systematic review and meta-analysis Molnar AO, Fergusson D, Tsampalieros AK, Bennett A, Fergusson N, Ramsay T, Knoll GA 2015 BMJ View Health care providers Clinical research
Impact of platelet transfusion on toxicity and mortality after hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation Christou G, Kekre N, Petrcich W, Tokessy M, Neurath D, Giulivi A, Saidenberg E, McDiarmid S, Atkins H, Bence-Bruckler I, Bredeson C, Huebsch L, Sabloff M, Sheppard D, Tay J, Tinmouth A, Allan DS 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Interpretation of pretransfusion testing in obstetrical patients who have received antepartum Rh immunoglobulin prophylaxis Szkotak AJ, Lunty B, Nahirniak S, Clarke G 2016 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelets in Thrombosis and Hemostasis: Old Topic with New Mechanisms Wang Y, Andrews M, Yang Y, Lang S, Jin JW, Cameron-Vendrig A, Zhu G, Reheman A, Ni H 2012 Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets View Health care providers Basic research
Prophylactic platelet transfusions: should they be a treatment of the past? Zeller MP, Al-Habsi KS, Heddle NM 2014 Curr Opin Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Resolving variable maternal D typing using serology and genotyping in selected prenatal patients Clarke G, Hannon J, Berardi P, Barr G, Cote J, Fallis R, Alport T, Lane D, Petraszko T, Ochoa G, Goldman M 2016 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Successful treatment with oseltamivir phosphate in a patient with chronic immune thrombocytopenia positive for anti-GPIb/IX autoantibody Shao L, Wu Y, Zhou H, Qin P, Ni H, Peng J, Hou M 2014 Platelets View Health care providers Clinical research
Thrombocytopenic syndromes in pregnancy Yan M, Malinowski AK, Shehata N 2016 Obstet Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Plasma components Jenkins C 2018 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Therapeutic Apheresis Pavenski K 2018 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circulare d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Cellules progénitrices hématopoïétiques de sang de cordon ombilical Jenkins C 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Evaluation of immunohematology knowledge in hematology trainees Yan M, Arsenault V, Pendergrast J 2019 Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Kell System: Anti-Kpa Peng S, Meunier D 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Système MNS : l’anticorps anti-M Clarke G, Côté J, Lane D 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Platelets Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Dépistage et prise en charge de la thrombopénie fœtale et néonatale allo-immune Meunier D, Clarke G 2020 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Jumelage de patients atteints d’anémie falciforme selon le phénotype et période de conservation du sang : examen et recommandations aux fins transfusionnelles Morin P-A, Skeate R, Clarke G 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Major clinical trial finds convalescent plasma does not help patients with COVID-19 Modi D 2021 Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network December 2021 Newsletter View Health care providers Clinical research
Chapter 6: Donor selection, donor testing and pathogen reduction Drews S, Khandelwal A, Goldman M, Devine D 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ : Test des titres d’iso-hémagglutinines (anti-A/anti-B) des donneurs à la Société canadienne du sang Bodnar M, Bienz M, Clarke G 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Transfusion Camp: Successes and challenges in scaling and expanding a transfusion medicine education program Lin Y, Khandelwal A, Kapitany C, Chargé S 2023 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Education research
Quality assessment of established and emerging blood components for transfusion Acker J, Marks DC, Sheffield W 2016 J Blood Transfus View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Summary of adverse transfusion reactions 2017-2022 Yan M 2022 Blood.ca website View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Enhanced Pathogenicity of biofilm-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from platelet preparations Hodgson SD, Greco-Stewart V, Jimenez CS, Sifri CD, Brassinga AKC, Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators Basic research
Stability of relevant plasma protein activities in cryosupernatant plasma units during refrigerated storage for up to 5 days postthaw Bhakta V, Jenkins C, Ramirez-Arcos S, Sheffield WP 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Transfusion science: integration of proteomics with blood banking Schubert P, Devine DV 2011 Rev Mex Med Tran View Blood operators Other
Validation and implementation of a new hemoglobinometer for donor screening at Canadian Blood Services Goldman M, Uzicanin S, Yi QL, Acker JP, Ramirez-Arcos S 2012 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Evaluation of a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)/post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) deferral policy among blood donors Saeed S, Goldman M, Uzicanin S, O'Brien SF 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Maintaining trust in a pandemic: Blood collection agency messaging to donors and the public during the early days of COVID-19 Haw J, Thorpe R, Holloway K 2021 SocArXiv View Blood operators Ethical, legal and social implications research
Changing the 30-min Rule in Canada: The Effect of Room Temperature on Bacterial Growth in Red Blood Cells Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Ducas É, Thibault L 2016 Transfus Med Hemother View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Comparison of donor and general population demographics over time: a BEST collaborative group study Goldman M, Steele WR, Di Angelantonio E, van den Hurk K, Vassallo RR, Germain M, O'Brien SF 2017 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research